SIGNIFICANCE OF AEEG MONITORING IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY

Objectives:To explore the significance of 24 hours AEEG in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of epilepsy.Methods:A retrospective analysis of AEEG was done in 225 patients with epilepsy diagnosed clinically and 121 patients non-epilepsic seizure.Results:There was a significant difference in abnormality rate and detection rate of epileptiform discharges between EEG and AEEG (P0.001).There was a difference in the AEEG abnormality rate and detection rate of epileptiform discharges between the epilepsic groups and non-epilepsic groups (P0.05).The detection rate of epileptiform discharges during sleeping increase 15.6% than wakefulness,the epileptiform discharges were appeared in stage Ⅰ to Ⅱ of NREM (57.8%).It is important significant that sleep spindles are absence.AEEG could recoud the first change of wave in epileptic seizures.Conclusions:AEEG might be of important significant in diagnosis,differential diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.